After a shooter opened fire, students scrambled for safety in dark rooms and barricaded doors.

Two people were killed and nine were wounded after a shooter opened fire at Brown University on Saturday, officials said.

Brown University, an Ivy League School, is located in Providence, Rhode Island. It's main address is 1 Prospect St. It is the oldest college in the state, founded in 1764 and the seventh-oldest college in the country. Brown University is in one of the oldest areas of Providence and is integrated into the city.

Spencer Yang, 18, who was shot in the leg in the science lecture hall, recalled little about the shooter, who entered at the rear of the auditorium-style classroom. He remembered vividly, though, that at the bang of gunshots, students began to run toward the front of the downward-sloping classroom.

A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine was released after authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody,

Professor Rachel Friedberg confirmed to other media outlets that the attack occurred during a review session for her principles of economics class. A Brown student on TikTok explained that the shots were fired in Room 166, one of the large auditorium-style lecture halls on the first floor of the seven-floor Barus & Holley building at 184 Hope St.

Flashback: Nearly 1 million Greater Boston residents sheltered in place on April 19, 2013, while law enforcement searched for Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick made the unprecedented decision to ask everyone in metro Boston to stay home while authorities were on the hunt.

A gunman opened fire at Brown University on Saturday, December 13, 2025, killing two people and injuring nine others amid the university's final exam period. The incident occurred